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20 Cards in this Set
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To make less in amount, to subside, to nullify; omit
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Abate
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Praise or flattery that is excessive
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Adulation
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An object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation
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Anathema
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Shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
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Astute
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A greedy desire, particularly for wealth
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Avarice
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Deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
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Culpable
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Tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone
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Dilatory
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Conspicuous, standing out from the mass
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Egregious
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To speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous
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Equivocate
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Vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
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Evanescent
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Unable to make up one's mind, hesitating
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Irresolute
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Cloudlike, cloudy in color, not transparent, vague, confused, indistinct
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Nebulous
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One who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience
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Novice
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Extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency
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Penury
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Done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious
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Pretentious
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To review a series of facts; to sum up
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Recapitulate
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To revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
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Resuscitate
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Untidy, dirty, careless
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Slovenly
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Something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
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Supposition
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Inactive, sluggish, dull
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Torpid
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